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Sejm agenda: courts, mediation and digital justice services

Justice ministry drafts for the 21–23 October sitting cover judges, mediation, the court register and electronic monitoring.

The entrance to the Polish Sejm in Warsaw.
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Poland’s justice ministry outlined bills for the Sejm sitting of 21–23 October 2026. Judicial status and access to mediation are among the subjects.

Subjects before parliament

The package also concerns digitising the National Court Register, electronic monitoring and criminal procedure notices. The ministry describes the judicial changes as supporting court independence; that assessment is attributed to the ministry.

Drafts and rules in force

Parliamentary consideration does not itself make a draft legally effective. Anyone dealing with a specific case should check the final wording, legislative stage and commencement date before relying on a proposed change.

Which proposals concern which matters?

The ministry groups together different needs: judicial status concerns court organisation, mediation concerns resolving disputes, and digital National Court Register services concern registration matters. Clearer notices address understanding rights and obligations in criminal proceedings. A headline about the whole package cannot replace identifying the relevant bill.

Our comparison method is to record the bill title, parliamentary print number, date of the reported stage and proposed commencement date. Matching these details helps establish whether two reports concern the same change. This article describes the work announced by the ministry; it does not establish the results of subsequent votes.

Responsible editor: Mircea Mihai Adrian

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